Modi, Sunak maintain bilateral assembly on sidelines of G20 meet; speak on UK-India commerce deal
Express News Service
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his British counterpart Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 Summit right here on Saturday and mentioned methods to deepen commerce linkages and increase funding.
Rishi Sunak, who arrived right here on Friday, held talks with Modi after the primary session of the G20 Summit.
The PM additionally held bilateral conferences with the PM of Japan Fumio Kishida and the PM of Italy Giorgia Meloni.
In the assembly with Sunak, there have been talks on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which is nearing its conclusion.
“The two leaders had a productive dialog about negotiations on the UK-India FTA. PM Sunak reiterated the UK’s ambition to ship a landmark commerce deal that advantages companies and staff in each international locations and grows our commerce in each items and providers. They agreed that negotiating groups would proceed to work at tempo in direction of an FTA,” stated a British High Commission spokesperson.
“It was nice to have met Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. We mentioned methods to deepen commerce linkages and increase funding. India and the UK will maintain working for a affluent and sustainable planet,’’ stated PM Modi.
Sunak stated that India and the UK have been two nations with one ambition.
“An ambition rooted in our shared values, the connection between our folks and naturally our ardour for cricket,’’ Sunak stated.
India and Japan are companions in Quad and the PM Kishida has come to India for the second time this yr. The two leaders held bilateral talks on Saturday.
“Held productive talks with PM Kishida. We took inventory of India-Japan bilateral ties and the bottom lined throughout India’s G20 Presidency and Japan’s G7 Presidency. We are keen to boost cooperation in connectivity, commerce and different sectors,’’ stated PM Modi.
PM Modi additionally had a bilateral assembly with Italian PM Meloni.
“I had a superb dialogue with the PM Meloni. Our dialog lined numerous sectors together with commerce, protection, rising applied sciences and far more. India and Italy will proceed to work collectively for international prosperity,’’ stated PM Modi.
On Friday, PM Modi had three bilateral conferences starting with Mauritian PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Bangladesh’s PM Sheikh Hasina and US President Joe Biden.
PM Modi is anticipated to have shut to fifteen bilateral conferences earlier than the conclusion of the Summit on Sunday, which features a working lunch with French President, Emmanuel Macron.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his British counterpart Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 Summit right here on Saturday and mentioned methods to deepen commerce linkages and increase funding.
Rishi Sunak, who arrived right here on Friday, held talks with Modi after the primary session of the G20 Summit.
The PM additionally held bilateral conferences with the PM of Japan Fumio Kishida and the PM of Italy Giorgia Meloni.
In the assembly with Sunak, there have been talks on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which is nearing its conclusion.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
“The two leaders had a productive dialog about negotiations on the UK-India FTA. PM Sunak reiterated the UK’s ambition to ship a landmark commerce deal that advantages companies and staff in each international locations and grows our commerce in each items and providers. They agreed that negotiating groups would proceed to work at tempo in direction of an FTA,” stated a British High Commission spokesperson.
“It was nice to have met Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. We mentioned methods to deepen commerce linkages and increase funding. India and the UK will maintain working for a affluent and sustainable planet,’’ stated PM Modi.
Sunak stated that India and the UK have been two nations with one ambition.
“An ambition rooted in our shared values, the connection between our folks and naturally our ardour for cricket,’’ Sunak stated.
India and Japan are companions in Quad and the PM Kishida has come to India for the second time this yr. The two leaders held bilateral talks on Saturday.
“Held productive talks with PM Kishida. We took inventory of India-Japan bilateral ties and the bottom lined throughout India’s G20 Presidency and Japan’s G7 Presidency. We are keen to boost cooperation in connectivity, commerce and different sectors,’’ stated PM Modi.
PM Modi additionally had a bilateral assembly with Italian PM Meloni.
“I had a superb dialogue with the PM Meloni. Our dialog lined numerous sectors together with commerce, protection, rising applied sciences and far more. India and Italy will proceed to work collectively for international prosperity,’’ stated PM Modi.
On Friday, PM Modi had three bilateral conferences starting with Mauritian PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Bangladesh’s PM Sheikh Hasina and US President Joe Biden.
PM Modi is anticipated to have shut to fifteen bilateral conferences earlier than the conclusion of the Summit on Sunday, which features a working lunch with French President, Emmanuel Macron.
